New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-24
JIJBILEE AFTERMATH.
..vs AND NIGHTS OF IMPERIAL MERRY
OAA' MAKING.


vc uIUMrNATIONs EvERYwHERE-Ihh
S.,.rv,s nUoYANr HEALTH AND sPhiio-
sn,rxpIp SUCCESS OF THE CHiLDnhNS
pIcx1o-"rHE PAIL MALL" sNARLiNG
MR BLAINE's NUMEROUS INVITA-
TroNs AND ATTENTIONS
my CABLE TO THE rRIBUNE)
,.,, 1897 North american Cdob Nsws CO.
yoy .I,ne 23.-A mere catalogue OF the greaV
-...~,onies in connection with tho jubilee oihco
~. Queen returned to the Palace on tuesday "ouiu
s SAS ,non fill this column You will easily compile
uf,e nst from other sources. l can but touch
su most striking incidents, or what happened
oh' ryorvbody here thinks the nluminations
" " TS,ssday evening surpassed in splendor che
...o,st,ons Of the day. Perhaps they did. Ihey
countless. They spread far be-
~ the streets and districts where
a.. n,o..sssion was visible or approachabie Ihey
S.s.hoa ~. nv common consent their most br1lllant
.,;max in the City, where the Mansion House. BANK
.nd Royal Exchange literally dazzled ana aihosu
,wor,l,v blinded all beholders. Ihe shopkeepers
- Oxford Street did their best to rival the mer-
chant princes of the City. Private houses ouuoio
10th in taste II not in mere ehulgence ana nuhocr
of the lets and lamps The poorest houses IN 'he
noorest streets with their penny lanterns were III.
tho least effective of all The police wisely s'oPpeo
W oarriape traffic over an immense area, leaving
the streets in the possession or pedestriahs' "io
rozod danced sang and cheered till long paso
,nidnipbt. The owners Of many private palaces
threw open their doors TO their friends ana superS
went on till know not what hour.
INC Queen meantime was banqueting in Buck
,,cham palace her kingly and other guests Inc
AMBASSADORS Envoys and few other personaSes
,,.ere admitted later to salute them. The queen,
hoar was radiant more than delighted WIN uhe
asv on the events Of which all Europe congratu-
,otea her with fervor She has borne, by the testl
monv of those about her, the fatigue, excltemehC
and deep emotion with strength that astonlsheS
then, When not engaged In some public cere-
monial she has been receiving her royal inn gNhs
audiences receiving homage OF the most iormn anu
elaborate kind. and all the while transactlne
business of State The strain thus far though OF
kind ordinarily dis istressing TO her, has not toid
nm her health There was but ono opinion among
the great deputation Of ladies whom she receiveu
Yesterday afternoon to present the Nomens jubilee
Offering Of $4,000. The Queen seemed TO theln
in the highest health and spirits. Hundreds OF
thousands who waited in Hyde PARK 10 see her
drive through on her way to Windsor had an
equally GOOD opuortunity to observe for themselves
Co did the Eton BOYS who Offered her addresses
and then later paraded with torches under her
windows
The Queens visit to the Park was arranged 10
time with the fetc OF the London children OF WHICH
20 much has been said and for which SO many
croakers predicted disaster. Mr. EDWARD Lawson
,t "Yhe Daily telegraph has accompilshed .he
imnossible or what he was warned was impossible.
ue no. brought thirty thousand children from all
narts of London to Hyde Park, fed them, given
"A
lay anl sent them home safely anl In good time
zach with a Jubilee mug and medal all well and all
,olighted ultempeled critics chri5tened this festl
val IN adv ance the jubilee .Iuggernaut, but tie
only Victims of it are precisely these illtenpercd
critics The whole business was really master
piece of management. Mr. Lawson did much more
than get all these children together. lie got To-
ycther to see them Kngs Princes, Princcsses scores
If the mighty ones of the earth, and even the
Queen herself lie had help from numbers OF able
non in ORGANIZING, most Of all perhaps from Coionei
Howard Vincent who marshalled one-half OF inc
long procession of children, and Mr. Bennett bur
leigh, who marshalled the other half. Each oI
them brought his column, fifteen thousand strone'
one from kezents Park, the other from SO james B.
TO HYDE Park to the minute. The greatest hdieS
If London presided over tents or toied In them
hall the day with gilded youth and gilded middle
SN'-~''~E0
f Cd into each tent in numbered order Each child
,ot its provisions in paper bag, which IL carried
OF to eat at leisure on the turf, and each had q
muo NJ lemonade There was not the least con-
fusion. disorder or disturbance of any kind. 1he
great space between the Serpentine and the Marble
Arch assigned for the purpose rallied of by iron
hurdles and guarded by police and troops. 1he
Foot Guards and Lie Guards watched over the
chdrens sports, and half London gathered fity
1eep outside the lines and looked on.
The Prince and Princess of Wales came at g. and
IN impromrtu Court organized itself about them In
front of the Committee tent. The Princess led OIL
the distribution Of Jubilee mugs in Lady ROseDerys
tent and was well mobbed for her pains by the Zoo
eager little people most OF whom saw her lor Ihc
first time. For an hour and a half this central
spot of Hyde Park was q garden party oil royalties
and fashion. The King OF Greece the King OF
Denmark, the German Crown Prince and many
other Of the Queens royal guests stood about,
chatted, lounged and enjoyed the wonderful
sunshine and more wonderful spectacle. The
Queen came late, about o'clock. Her carriage
drew up the Prince and Princess saluted her. Miss
Lawson presented TO her bouquet OF priceless
orchids. and group Of courtiers looked on while
.he Queen dispensed smiles and mods. Her Majesty
complimented Mr.. Lawson on his success, gave
mug to little girl, staid perhaps ten minutes and
drove on as she had come through a long avenue
If deli .bted and cheering children The day ended
without single misadventure.
The London papers Of course overflow with ac-
counts of all these marvellous events and comments
on them Their tone is with scarcely an exception
one of profound loyalty. This harmony is broken
Tor a moment by the shri1 soprano Of Mr.. Stead,
who cannot conceal his vexation at the success OF
the great popular demonstrations OF Tuesday.
lie wonders in "1he Pail Mall Ga1ette' how long
twill all last thinks during the Queens lifetime,
but doubts about the Prince Of Wales. With that
Kindly good taste so Characteristic Of him and his
Journal he asks "WiI the fat little bald man in
a1r,.r In. xlar,S nrn.